Procedures and Assurance on PFI 4 / 4

The assurance given is limited and negative usually

So they will state that ‘nothing has come to their attention’ to suggest the assumptions are not a reasonable basis for the forecast

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Examination Procedures

Verifying PFI will be based around analytical procedures and assessing the validity of the assumptions

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Possible procedures:

  1. Assess management assumptions

  2. Is it prepared on a consistent basis with historical financial statements, using appropriate accounting policies

  3. Are calculations correct?

  4. Is information properly prepared on the basis of the assumptions

  5. Agree the cash figure to bank statement or bank reconciliation

The procedures are often restricted to enquiry and analytical review

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